WorksheetsCivics Chapter 11
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
A state's governor may change a criminal's sentence by doing what?
commute
veto
appeal
line-item veto
What executive office oversees elections?
secretary of Vinemont
appeals judge
Lt. Governor
secretary of State
Powers shared by Federal and State government are called ___________ Powers.
reserved
convent
convert
concurrent
Two examples of concurrent powers listed below are
levy taxes
borrow money
declare war
establish courts
Name the three branches of the government at the State level
(a)
The Federal census is taken every _______ years.
six
fjour
ten
two
The federal census is used to make the ___________ for elections of Senators and House of Representatives in each state.
district
area
ballots
Congress
In which court are murder trials held?
municipal
justice
appeal court
Higher level
The two main sources of income for the State government
income taxes
sales taxes
personal taxes
business taxes
In a crisis the state legislature may decide to meet in a _____________________.
diner
special location
special session
town hall
Which offenders are normally held in preventative detention?
murder
felony
juvenile
adult
Name three things you would want in a judge
(a)
List the three different names given to the lower courts
(a)
Pick the two ways a defendant can be found guilty or innocent
judge
newspaper
jury
media
Name the two parties in a Civil suit
(a)
The Constitution says that the president is commander and chief of the armed forces, therefore he may send troops to areas of crisis. This is an example of what powers?
concurrent
reserved
implied
executive
How is a State's budget different from a Federal budget?
State budget must be balanced
Federal budget must be balanced
there is no difference
the Federal budget is approved by the president
Declaring war by the president is an example of ________________ powers.
expressed
super
reserved
reservation
